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North Borneo

British  

noun

  1. the former name (until 1963) of Sabah

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Scientists monitored over 5,000 seedlings for a year and a half in North Borneo.

From Science Daily Mar. 12, 2024

He mentioned a jungle hike in North Borneo that had been included in “Southeast Asia on a Shoestring” at the suggestion of an earlier reader.

From Seattle Times May 7, 2021

“I have vivid memories of leaving North Borneo at 8, and I remember the vast canopy of rain forest,” she said.

From New York Times Aug. 16, 2013

Graham was born to Scottish parents in Sandokan, North Borneo, where his father was a businessman.

From The Guardian Sep. 16, 2010

Although the breeding data from North Borneo accumulated by both Ryves and myself are limited, and records of rainfall are scant, there appears to be a trend toward breeding after the heavy rains have fallen.

From Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 by Thompson, Max C.

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